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The plot against the president : the true story of how Congressman Devin Nunes uncovered the biggest political scandal in US history / Lee Smith.

Smith, Lee, 1962- (author.).

Summary:

"Investigative journalist Lee Smith's The Plot Against the President tells the story of how Congressman Devin Nunes uncovered the operation to bring down the commander-in-chief. While popular opinion holds that Russia subverted democratic processes during the 2016 elections, the real damage was done not by Moscow or any other foreign actor. Rather, this was a slow-moving coup engineered by a coterie of the American elite, the "deep state," targeting not only the president, but also the rest of the country. The plot officially began July 31, 2016 with the counterintelligence investigation that the FBI opened to probe Russian infiltration of Donald Trump's presidential campaign. But the bureau never followed any Russians. In fact, it was an operation to sabotage Trump, the candidate, then president-elect, and finally the presidency. The conspirators included political operatives, law enforcement and intelligence officials, and the press." -- Provided by publisher.

Record details

ISBN: 9781546085027
ISBN: 1546085025
Physical Description: 360 pages ; 23 cm
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: New York : Center Street, 2019.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes index and bibliographical references.

Formatted Contents Note:

"Objective Medusa" -- Enemies of the state -- Framing Trump: the Russia job -- The protodossiers -- The fusion Russians -- The avatar -- The insurance policy -- Obama's dossier -- The press breaks -- Blood in teh water -- Becoming deep throat -- The valley of death -- Objective Medusa on offense -- The paper coup -- Dirty cops -- The deep state digs in -- The decoy -- The Nunes memo -- The cavalry arrives -- The forgers -- The harvest -- The possessed -- A reckoning -- Convictions.